Outsourcing of manufacturing operations

The implementation of lean manufacturing, just-in-time, and quick response concepts caused large manufacturing firms to be seen as too diversified and inflexible to operate efficiently on a dynamically changing market. The management of many companies concluded that 

Core process Non-core process Things that differentiate an organisation in the marketplace Things that, if not done well, can have a negative impact on manufacturer performance Things that need to he done well hut are not visihle to the customer Things that need to he done hut do not have any significant impact on the success of the business 

Source Tompkins et al. 2005, p. 41. Courtesy of Tompkins intemationai, Raieigh, NC, USA. 

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